empyreal

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
empyreal
    adj 1: of or relating to the sky or heavens; "the empyrean
           sphere" [syn: {empyrean}, {empyreal}]
    2: inspiring awe; "well-meaning ineptitude that rises to
       empyreal absurdity"- M.S.Dworkin; "empyrean aplomb"- Hamilton
       Basso; "the sublime beauty of the night" [syn: {empyreal},
       {empyrean}, {sublime}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Empyreal \Em*pyr"e*al\, a. [L. empyrius, empyreus, fiery, Gr. ?,
   ?, in fire, fiery; ? in + ? fire. See {In}, and {Fire}.]
   Formed of pure fire or light; refined beyond a["e]rial
   substance; pertaining to the highest and purest region of
   heaven.
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         Go, soar with Plato to the empyreal sphere. --Pope.
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   {Empyreal air}, oxygen gas.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Empyreal \Em*pyr"e*al\, n.
   Empyrean. --Mrs. Browning.
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